'Tis the Season...of getting fatter

Does anybody else kinda dread this time of year for that reason? I mean, I like to eat, but the continuous treats from little gifts, church activities, work parties, friend parties, family parties...it's enough to kill someone! Or at least make it impossible to button the pants and I start to kind of fell sick all the time and half of it I want to just throw away. I'm a big time sucker for the salty stuff like the crackers and dip and finger foods yada-yada...the cookies and pastery crap don't even appeal to me for some reason. Anyway, on another note, I've gone to see the Christmas lights a couple times at Temple Square already and it has been such awesomely "warm" weather here until about 2 days ago and then the snow hit. So what I'm saying is, it was soooo much fun to go see the lights with a jacket and gloves and to feel cozy the whole time instead of freezing! Thank Heaven above for the late start to winter here!!!
This was the first trip of the season with Lisa and Brittany :) I also went last weekend with Amber, John, Kyle, and MJay (Cedar City boys), but Am took pictures that time. It was MUCH more crowded last weekend!

Nate

He did great! They are pretty sure they got it all and are waiting the testing on it, but they said it is low grade so it has a very small chance of growing back whatever it is. He may have some peripheral vision impairments apparently, but shouldn't be too bad. And he looks great! I saw him last night and he was pretty with it and had an awesome cotton helmet!

Prayers

My cute cousin Nate (the one with the glasses in the white shirt with red stripes) is having brain surgery to remove a tumor in about an hour. Any extra prayers would be very sweet of you! Thank you! Love you all!

Thanksgiving...no, Christmas...wait, Thanksgiving...

My Brother's fam come down from Oregon and we had an absolutely perfect Thanksgiving weekend! It was such a needed break and it was sooooo much fun! I only wish we had had a lot more time together! But our three days were awesome! I hauled Lisa all around on Friday shopping, starting at 4:30 a.m.! I bought a lot of things for great deals and spent way too much money- the largest purchase was my new pair of ski's and ski boots! We were going strong for like 6 hours...that's probably what caused her to wake up with the flu the next morning :( Since we won't be with them for Christmas, we did a little early Christmas exchanging...

Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner with the Girls!

OH, how thankful I am for these girls in my life! College was a good time! They are the greatest friends! I wish we would have taken more pictures! We had a wonderful time and everyone made super yummy food and we used my beautiful Mary Engelbreit china dishes that my mom painted and it felt so fancy...maybe more fancy if we had a bigger table :) We always miss our girls that are out of state though! Can't wait to see you all at our Christmas party!

Love the Outdoors!!!

There are a lot of little gems of beauty in Utah...the weekend of Halloween I went to Cedar City with my pal Amber to hang with some of her buddies that live down there. Our few hours in SNOW CANYON (St. George) were definitely the highlight. It was a glorious perfect day and I had a good/suspenseful time trying to keep up with the boys on the climbing. I LOVE the sun and beautiful weather and beautiful scenery and I LLLOOOOOVVVVEEE being active in the outdoors. I will keep the memory alive as the snow begins to fall and my Seasonal Affective Disorder kicks in. I'm going to try and deal with it better this winter!!! It is a goal...

Remember How I'm Allergic to Dogs???

Well, that doesn't stop anyone!

Dog #1 (Lucy-wiener dog-feisty, bitey, licky, barky, very allergic)


Dog #2 (Jackson-yorky-calm, quiet, nice, not so allergic)


Owner #1-Cousin Andrea


Owner #2-Cousin Kevin



Yes, yes, they are cute now because they are puppies...I will admit Jackson has won over some of my heart. Too bad they make me so ill!


My Mother thinks she's getting a dog too. Soon I will have nowhere to go that I may breathe normally.